4519.69
Application accompanied by physical inspection certificate.

If the application
for a certificate of title refers to an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose
vehicle last previously registered in another state, the application shall be
accompanied by a physical inspection certificate issued by the department of
public safety verifying the make, year, series or model, if any, body type, and
manufacturer's identification number of the off-highway motorcycle or
all-purpose vehicle for which the certificate of title is desired. The physical
inspection certificate shall be in such form as is designated by the registrar
of motor vehicles. The physical inspection of the off-highway motorcycle or
all-purpose vehicle shall be made at a deputy registrar's office, or at an
established place of business operated by a licensed motor vehicle dealer.
Additionally, the physical inspection of a salvage off-highway motorcycle or
all-purpose vehicle owned by an insurance company may be made at an established
place of business operated by a salvage motor vehicle dealer licensed under
Chapter 4738. of the Revised Code. The deputy registrar, the motor vehicle
dealer, or the salvage motor vehicle dealer may charge a maximum fee
equal to the amount established under
section 4503.038 of the Revised Code for conducting the physical
inspection.

The clerk of the
court of common pleas shall charge a fee of one dollar and fifty cents for the
processing of each physical inspection certificate. The clerk shall retain
fifty cents of the one dollar and fifty cents so charged and shall pay the
remaining one dollar to the registrar by monthly returns, which shall be
forwarded to the registrar not later than the fifth day of the month next
succeeding that in which the certificate is received by the clerk. The
registrar shall pay such remaining sums into the state treasury to the credit
of the public safety - highway purposes fund established
in section 4501.06 of the Revised
Code.

Amended by
132nd General Assembly File No.
TBD, HB 26, §101.01, eff.
6/30/2017; however, the modifications to provisions of law
requiring the deposit of funds into the Public Safety - Highway Purposes Fund
that are made in this section shall take effect not earlier than July 1,
2017.